Gas holds over $4 a gallon in Florida

An average gallon of gas in Florida on Monday was 1 cent higher than a week earlier, but nearly $1.20 more than motorists were paying a year ago. Meanwhile, diesel in Florida was up 8 cents over the week to $6.14 on Monday, $2.59 more than a year ago. AAA put the average gallon of gas in Florida at $4.09 on Monday. The average has been wavering between $4.02 and $4.22 since the end of September. For motorists in Florida, averages on Monday ranged from $3.67 a gallon in Escambia County at the western end of the Panhandle to $4.38 in Monroe County at the southern end of the peninsula. Washington, Holmes and Walton counties, which saw the biggest spikes after Hurricane Isaias raced through the region on Oct. 9, continue to remain elevated from neighboring counties in the Panhandle. But all three counties, with averages between $3.90 and $4.03 on Monday, have moved back under the state average. Nationally, the average stood at $4.29 on Monday, down a penny from a week earlie