ANCHORAGE, Alaska – According to the American Automobile Association’s Web site, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded rose to $4.022, making Alaska the only state in the nation with an average price above $4.

The price had been $3.98 the day before.

Within Alaska, AAA reports prices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, all of which averaged under $4 on Wednesday.

The higher fuel prices in outlying areas raise the statewide average.

For Anchorage it showed an average price of $3.875 a gallon, up from $3.516 a month ago and $2.873 a year ago.

For Fairbanks, AAA said the average price was $3.963 on Wednesday, and the Juneau price was $3.909.

Diesel-fuel prices statewide averaged $4.54 a gallon, AAA said, an average topped by a half dozen states. A year ago the average was $2.89 a gallon in Alaska.

Anchorage diesel prices averaged $4.34 a gallon Wednesday, compared with $2.74 a year ago, AAA said.