eli5: If weather is caused by the sun influencing air pressure, moisture and temperature, why is the weather today not exactly the same as 365 days ago, even though the sun is at the exact same angle it was back then?

Question

eli5: If weather is caused by the sun influencing air pressure, moisture and temperature, why is the weather today not exactly the same as 365 days ago, even though the sun is at the exact same angle it was back then?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

Because it isn’t just due to the sun. Weather is a complex interplay of the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and to an extent, the biosphere as well. While the sun does play a certain amount on the weather patterns, other factors such a water currents, the lunar cycle, and the Ozone layer, also play a major part on the weather.