It was the wettest year since records began in 1884. Rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory amounted to 3343.0 millimetres, 51 per cent above normal and exceeding the previous record set in 1982.

• 一九九七年是香港自一八八四年有记录以来最多雨的一年，全年在天文台总部共录得雨量达3343.；0毫米，较正常多51%25，也超越了一九八二年的旧纪录；