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Nor'wester has been used to describe several different types of wind.
- Nor'wester (New Zealand), a New Zealand wind pattern resulting in the "Nor'west arch" and leading to hot, dry weather on the east coast of the South Island.
- Nor'wester (Bangladesh), a stormy weather pattern in Bangladesh (and adjacent portions of India) occurring in the spring. Some of these storms may be progressive derechos.
- Nor'Wester Mountains, a group of mountains in Ontario, Canada
- Nor'wester (novel) a novel by Clements Ripley which served as the basis for the 1959 film John Paul Jones.
- Nor'Wester, an employee of the North West Company during the North American fur trade
In Bangladesh and adjacent parts of India, an intense type of storm known as a nor'wester (in Bangla: কালবৈশাখী; odia :'Kala baisakhi' ) occasionally brings high wind and very heavy rain, usually in spring. Based on event descriptions and the meteorological environments involved, it appears that at least some "nor'westers" are, in fact, progressive derechos.
A severe Nor'wester lashed through Dhaka and northwestern region of Bangladesh late April 4, 2015, leaving at least 24 people dead and hundreds injured. Weather officials said this was the first severe storm in the usual spring storm season. It left a tail of destruction uprooting hundreds of trees and flattening many tin and mud-built houses and snapping road and rail communication with affected areas.