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NBC’s AL Roker completes 34-hour marathon weather forecast

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FILE - This April 18, 2013 file photo released by NBC shows co-hosts Al Roker on the set of NBC News\' "Today" show in New York. Roker should be awfully tired of saying “polar vortex," as he’s trying for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest continuous live weather broadcast, aiming to beat the current record of 33 hours set in September by Norwegian TV personality Eli Kari Gjengedal. He’s doing it the hard way, starting Wednesday evening, Nov. 12, 2014, and going through two overnights so - if all goes right - he can break the record during “Today” on Friday. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – His voice reduced to a croak, Al Roker completed a 34-hour marathon weather forecast Friday on NBC’s “Today” show.

Roker had his marathon certified by Guinness World Records as the longest continuous live weather broadcast. He beat a 33-hour record set in September by Norwegian TV personality Eli Kari Gjengedal. The “Rokerthon” also raised some $70,000 for the USO.

Roker thanked his team and Mother Nature — an active, cold weather pattern over the United States kept things interesting. During his marathon, which was streamed live online, he did nearly 300 live shots for different TV outlets around the world, as far away as Australia.

He wasn’t interested when his colleagues asked if he’d try to break his own record next year.

“I’ve done this once,” he croaked. “That’s it.”

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