Dave Kaye, director of water services at Yorkshire Water, said: “The impact of Storm Claudia over the weekend, and our continued drought permit activity, has led to another record-breaking uplift of reservoir levels.
“While nine weeks of positive recovery does not entirely make up for the shortfall left by 28 weeks of decline due to the driest spring and summer on record in the region, it represents a very encouraging step in the right direction.”
There were still “varied levels of recovery” across Yorkshire and the firm was “working hard to balance those supplies and move water around via our grid network”, Mr Kaye said.
“But, in some cases, this is not possible, and those reservoirs need to recover naturally through rainfall.
“That being said, when we introduced the restrictions in July, we said we would remove them as soon as resources recovered, and that aim has not changed.”
The hosepipe ban has meant more than five million householders in Yorkshire have been barred from from watering the garden, washing the car, filling paddling pools or cleaning windows using a hose.
Anyone caught flouting the restrictions is also subject to a potential fine.
Mr Kaye said: “We would like to thank customers in their efforts to stick to the temporary restrictions and those taking steps to conserve water resources.”