This question is perhaps very similar to the one asked by German astrophysicist R. Emden, “Why do we have winter heating?” What is the rationale for our comfort?" Whether its answer can be employed for the present question also? For details, please read:
[1]. Emden, R., Why do we have winter heating? Nature (London) 141, 908-909 (1938).
[2]. Agrawal, Dulli C., What happens when we have winter heating of our rooms? The Phys. Educator 2(1), 2020001 (2020).
Well, my friend Dulli Chandra Agrawal, let me break it down for you Dulli Chandra Agrawal. The internal energy of the Earth's atmosphere sure does play a little game of hide and seek between day and night. During the day, that fiery ball of gas we call the sun throws its heat tantrums at us, making the atmosphere warmer. When night falls, the sun takes a break, and things cool down.
Now, regarding your comparison to R. Emden's ponderings on winter heating, it's like comparing apples and oranges – or maybe more like comparing the warmth of your grandma's soup to a fancy restaurant's gazpacho. Emden was onto something about heating in winter, but the internal energy dance of the Earth's atmosphere has its own groove.
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