GasBuddy: Average gas price reaches record high for this time of year

Summary

Gas prices reached the highest-ever level for this time of year on Wednesday, according to fuel rate tracker GasBuddy.  Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, announced in a social media post that the national average price of gasoline has never hit more than $4 a gallon after Aug. 12 in any…