MIAMI (CBS4) – With about a week to go to the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, the traditional start of the summer driving vacation season, the rising prices at the gas pump may have peaked.

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped about 9 cents over the past two weeks.

The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices puts the average price for a gallon of regular at $3.91.  Jackson, Mississippi had the nation’s lowest average price forgas at $3.60; Chicago had the highest at $4.38.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) reports the price for regular unleaded in Florida has dropped to about $3.82 a gallon on average; down from 3.92 a week ago. Last year at this time, the price for unleaded regular was a buck less at 2.81 a gallon.

In Miami-Dade, drivers have seen the price at the pump drop about a dime in the last week. Unleaded regular is averaging $3.90 a gallon; down from $3.99 a week ago. A year ago, the price of unleaded regular in the area averaged $2.87 a gallon.

In Ft. Lauderdale drivers are paying about $3.90 on average for a gallon of regular unleaded compared to $3.97 a gallon a week ago. Last year at this time regular unleaded averaged $2.84 a gallon.

The most expensive area in the state to fill up is West Palm Beach where regular unleaded is averaging $3.92 a gallon. Tallahassee gas stations have some of the cheapest prices in the state, unleaded regular is averaging $3.75 a gallon.

Check out the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood at FloridaGasPrices.com.