COLUMBUS — Gas prices in Ohio are dropping closer to the $4 mark after reaching record highs.

A survey today from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the state’s average price at $4.02 for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline.

That’s down 7 cents from last Monday but 22 cents above the $3.80 that drivers were paying a month ago. And it’s a steep increase compared with this time last year, when the average was $2.84.

Around the city of Medina, the most reasonable price for a gallon of regular-unleaded fuel was listed at $3.89 this morning at Sunoco, 2884 Medina Road, according to OhioGasPrices.com. The website lists a Gas USA station in east Cleveland as having the cheapest gas statewide at $3.75 per gallon, while the most expensive is $4.35 at a Hall Fuel Mart in Canton.

Some industry analysts have said they expect fuel prices to decrease further in the next few weeks as the summer driving season begins and more gas becomes available.