Why are the warmest/coldest days not near the solstice but rather a few weeks after the date?

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Technically, on the solstice the sun is warming up the hemisphere for the longest/shortest time…

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Same as why the hottest hour of the day is not at noon but a couple of hours later: the Earth stores incoming heat, which takes time to get released.

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