The Earth rsquo s surface receives maximum energy at 12 noon but the maximum temperature never occur...........

1. Transformation of solar energy into heat requires some time.

2. The loss of energy through long-wave radiations from the Earth’s surface exceeds  the energy received from the Sun at 4:00 p.m.

3. Energy received by the Earth from solar radiations continues to exceed the energy lost by outgoing long-wave radiations from the Earth’s surface up to 4:00 p.m.