After dropping to a low of $1.76 in April, the national gas price average is pennies away from hitting the $2/gallon mark.

The national average is $1.96, which is eight cents higher than a week ago, 19 cents more than last month, but still a significant 90 cents cheaper than the end of May 2019, according to the latest numbers from GasBuddy.com.

In Kansas, prices have climbed up to $1.67 which is up 2 cents since last week and is nearly 19 cents higher than last month. Montgomery and Chautauqua counties are currently level with the state average, while Labette County came in slightly higher than the state average at $1.69 a gallon.

Across the border in Oklahoma the state average is $1.63. Washington and Nowata counties came in slightly under the state average at $1.61 and $1.58 a gallon, respectively.