It's  Monday, which means it is time for another look at how people are  paying at the pump for gasoline across the US of A. In our weekly  National Snapshot, we look at a select city in all 50 states as well as  the District of Columbia.

I reported over the weekend, Gas Prices Going Down? I noted at that time that there was a late analysis stating that prices  overall for the nation had dropped by around a nickel nationwide since  hitting a high hovering around $4 per gallon. It would be prudent, I  said, to see how the weekend would impact prices starting the week.

Also  over the weekend there were reports from members of CNN's iReport  community that cited right the opposite occuring in their locales. One  report out of Vermont had prices up. Another report came out of western  New York where gas was also up. In both cases the cost was well over $4  per gallon.

While  checking gas prices across the country this week, I did find that  prices had dropped by as much as 20 cents per gallon in some locations,  many just by a few cents. Some locales saw no change. But there were  some locations that saw an increase in cost. One location rose  dramatically by over 20 cents per gallon.

To compare today's snapshot with last Monday's snapshot:

http://marksden.com/blog/blog2.php/national-gas-prices-a-snapshot-6

Once more we turn to the good folks at GasBuddy.com to get an idea what happened with gas costs over the past week.

Montgomery, Alabama: $3.38 to $3.79 per gallon
Anchorage, Alaska: $4.18 to $4.38 per gallon
Phoenix, Arizona: $3.73 to $3.81 per gallon
Little Rock, Arkansas: $3.57 to $3.65 per gallon
Los Angeles, California: $3.97 to $4.05 per gallon
Denver, Colorado: $3.68 to $3.79 per gallon
Hartford, Connecticutt: $3.93 to $4.06 per gallon
Wilmington, Delaware: $3.69 to $3.89 per gallon
Orlando, Florida: $3.68 to $3.77 per gallon
Atlanta, Georgia: $3.57 to $3.65 per gallon
Honolulu, Hawaii: $4.26 to $4.48 per gallon
Boise, Idaho: $3.67 to $3.77 per gallon
Peoria, Illinois: $3.69 to $3.89 per gallon
Indianapolis, Indiana: $3.68 to $3.74 per gallon
Des Moines, Iowa: $3.46 to $3.68 per gallon
Topeka, Kansas: $3.49 to $3.69 per gallon
Lexington, Kentucky: $3.64 to $3.79 per gallon
New Orleans, Louisiana: $3.39 to $3.69 per gallon
Bangor, Maine: $3.80 to $3.95 per gallon
Baltimore, Maryland: $3.60 to $3.79 per gallon
Boston, Massachusetts: $3.67 to $3.82 per gallon
Grand Rapids, Michigan: $3.69 to $3.84 per gallon
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota: $3.59 to $3.79 per gallon
Jackson, Mississippi: $3.49 to $3.67 per gallon
St. Louis, Missouri: $3.57 to $3.67 per gallon
Billings, Montana: $3.66 to $3.85 per gallon
Omaha, Nebraska: $3.49 to $3.67 per gallon
Las Vegas, Nevada: $3.76 to $3.87 per gallon
Manchester, New Hampshire: $3.73 to $3.97 per gallon
Trenton, New Jersey: $3.65 to $3.99 per gallon
Albuquerque, New Mexico: $3.56 to $3.70 per gallon
Long Island, New York: $3.79 to $3.99 per gallon
Raleigh, North Carolina: $3.63 to $3.79 per gallon
Fargo, North Dakota: $3.56 to $3.77 per gallon
Columbus, Ohio: $3.48 to $3.54 per gallon
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: $3.28 to $3.47 per gallon
Portland, Oregon: $3.85 to $3.99 per gallon
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: $3.76 to $3.89 per gallon
Providence, Rhode Island: $3.75 to $3.99 per gallon
Columbia, South Carolina: $3.48 to $3.60 per gallon
Sioux Falls, South Dakota: $3.49 to $3.96 per gallon
Nashville, Tennessee: $3.55 to $3.67 per gallon
Dallas, Texas: $3.58 to $3.65 per gallon
Salt Lake City, Utah: $3.51 to $3.61 per gallon
Burlington, Vermont: $3.94 to $4.05 per gallon
Richmond, Virginia: $3.59 to $3.78 per gallon
Seattle, Washington: $3.88 to $4.03 per gallon
Washington, District of Columbia: $3.89 to $5.49 per gallon
Charleston, West Virginia: $3.79 to $3.95 per gallon
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: $3.77 to $3.79 per gallon
Cheyenne, Wyoming: $3.51 to $3.65 per gallon

Here  in the Cornfield, cost dropped from $3.77 per gallon to $3.75. In the  Hoosier State as a whole, the average is at $3.81 and falling.

From  the Cornfield, if you don't have to drive, don't. Until next week I  will continue to monitor the impact of pain at the pump on the  pocketbook.