The average price per gallon of gasoline for 2012 looks to be the most expensive on record.

“We did the math, and the numbers don’t lie. Last year’s average price of gasoline nationwide was $3.51 per gallon,” said Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHann of GasBuddy.com.

The national average for 2012 is currently $3.63 per gallon.

“There’s no question that the national numbers were elevated by major supply problems in California over the summer and more recently on the East Coast when Hurricane Sandy delivered major flood damage and power outages at northeastern refineries,” said GasBuddy.com Analyst Gregg Laskoski.

Gasoline in the United States would have to drop to $2.35 per gallon or lower every day for the rest of the year to fall below the 2011’s average, according to the analysts.