Solar energy received can be stored in a large volume. Land surface is opaque. Heat surplus concentrated immediately at soil surface. Water is fluid, so heat can be redistributed by convection currents . This permits greater storage of heat surplus.
Land surface is solid, so molecules can only vibrate more when they absorb radiation.
C. Ocean currents . Warm currents, like the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic, keep temperatures mild in northern Europe. At the same latitude in eastern North America, we find cold currents and the frigid climate of Labrador. D. Prevailing winds . Contrast Atlantic City, NJ with San Francisco.