Average price of gas surpasses $6 a gallon for first time in California

The price is a record high for the state and follows a record high average price nationwide at nearly $4.59 a gallon

The average price of gas in California has surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever as fuel costs across the US reach record highs.

Drivers in the Golden state are paying more for a gallon of fuel than anywhere else in the country at an average of $6.06, an all-time high for California and the US, according to AAA. The national average is nearly $4.59 a gallon, also a record, increasing 10 cents since Monday. Meanwhile, in some rural regions of California prices are even higher - fuel costs more than $7 a gallon in Mono county in the state's east.