with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 17.2 °F (-8.2 °C). The average seasonal (Dec-Mar) snowfall total is < 2 inches (< 5 cm), and the average annual peak in nor'easter activity is in February. Ecology According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Waves, North Carolina would have a dominant vegetation type of Live oak/Sea Oats Uniola paniculata (90) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20). Education Residents are zoned to Dare County Schools. Zoned schools are Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School. References Census-designated places in Dare County, North Carolina Census-designated places in North Carolina Beaches of North Carolina Hatteras Island Populated places established in 1939 1939 establishments in North Carolina Beaches of Dare County, North Carolina Populated coastal places in North Carolina