While the price has decreased nine cents in the past nine days - it is still about 17 cents higher than this time last year, according to AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The run of decreases follows a run of nine increases in 11 days totaling 7 cents.
It has dropped $1.82 since rising to a record $6.494 back in October.
In Orange County, the average price is $4.57, dropping nearly $1.89 since rising to a record $6.459 back in October.
In Riverside County, drivers are paying an average of $4.51.
The national average price dropped one-tenth of a cent to $3.07, one day after remaining unchanged. In all, the national average price has decreased $1.939 since rising to a record $5.016 back in June.