Des Moines Register: Rain has slowed the harvest across the state in recent days. National Weather Service data for Des Moines showed that Central Iowa on Wednesday matched the October rainfall record of 7.29 inches, set in 1941. Any more rain in the remaining eight days of the month would set a new record — a landmark in a year that already is one of the wettest in recorded Iowa history. Iowa’s soybean harvest is five days behind its typical pace at this time of year; the corn harvest is 11 days behind the average pace.