Gas Is a Penny From Breaking $4. Here's How Low It Could Go Before Thanksgiving.

AAA's national average fell to $4.0093 on Monday, down 16 cents in a week and about 36 cents in a month, as crude slides on hopes the Iran war won't escalate. Drivers are still paying nearly a dollar more than a year ago — and diesel remains painful.

By Clara Hughes

Relief at the pump is finally showing up where families feel it most: on the sign at the corner station. AAA's national average for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $4.0093 on Monday, Nov. 9 — down from $4.0203 a day earlier, $4.1694 a week ago and $4.3718 a month ago. One more small dip and the average will fall below $4 for the first time in nearly four months. The national average has been above $4 since July 20, which AAA – The Auto Club Group called "one of the longest stretches of elevated gas prices on record." Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: what's driving the drop, how far futures say prices could fall, the states already paying far less, the