diff --git a/components/elm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults.xml b/components/elm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults.xml
index 00d7448f3afe..f26ce14e80ce 100644
--- a/components/elm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults.xml
+++ b/components/elm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ attributes from the config_cache.xml file (with keys converted to upper-case).
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 <!-- FATES default parameter file                                       -->
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
-<fates_paramfile >lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_12pft_api17.c211116.nc</fates_paramfile>
+<fates_paramfile >lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_api.25.0.0_12pft_c221212.nc</fates_paramfile>
 
 <!-- soil order related parameters (relative to {csmdata}) -->
 <fsoilordercon             >lnd/clm2/paramdata/CNP_parameters_c131108.nc</fsoilordercon>
diff --git a/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates/user_nl_elm b/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates/user_nl_elm
index dfac9a980eda..e00a7d9d7868 100644
--- a/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates/user_nl_elm
+++ b/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates/user_nl_elm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_NCOHORTS', 'FATES_TRIMMING', 'FATES_AREA_PLANTS',
 'FATES_FUEL_AMOUNT', 'FATES_LITTER_IN', 'FATES_LITTER_OUT',
 'FATES_SEED_BANK', 'FATES_SEEDS_IN', 'FATES_STOREC', 'FATES_VEGC',
 'FATES_SAPWOODC', 'FATES_LEAFC', 'FATES_FROOTC', 'FATES_REPROC',
-'FATES_CEFFLUX', 'FATES_STRUCTC', 'FATES_NONSTRUCTC', 'FATES_VEGC_ABOVEGROUND',
+'FATES_STRUCTC', 'FATES_NONSTRUCTC', 'FATES_VEGC_ABOVEGROUND',
 'FATES_CANOPY_VEGC', 'FATES_USTORY_VEGC', 'FATES_PRIMARY_PATCHFUSION_ERR',
 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_P2P', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_P2S',
 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_S2S', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_FIRE',
diff --git a/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_eca/user_nl_elm b/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_eca/user_nl_elm
index 12ceb2f282e7..0361eb44172c 100644
--- a/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_eca/user_nl_elm
+++ b/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_eca/user_nl_elm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_NCOHORTS', 'FATES_TRIMMING', 'FATES_AREA_PLANTS',
 'FATES_FUEL_AMOUNT', 'FATES_LITTER_IN', 'FATES_LITTER_OUT',
 'FATES_SEED_BANK', 'FATES_SEEDS_IN', 'FATES_STOREC', 'FATES_VEGC',
 'FATES_SAPWOODC', 'FATES_LEAFC', 'FATES_FROOTC', 'FATES_REPROC',
-'FATES_CEFFLUX', 'FATES_STRUCTC', 'FATES_NONSTRUCTC', 'FATES_VEGC_ABOVEGROUND',
+'FATES_STRUCTC', 'FATES_NONSTRUCTC', 'FATES_VEGC_ABOVEGROUND',
 'FATES_CANOPY_VEGC', 'FATES_USTORY_VEGC', 'FATES_PRIMARY_PATCHFUSION_ERR',
 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_P2P', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_P2S',
 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_S2S', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_FIRE',
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_NCOHORTS', 'FATES_TRIMMING', 'FATES_AREA_PLANTS',
 'FATES_CBALANCE_ERROR', 'FATES_ERROR_EL', 'FATES_LEAF_ALLOC',
 'FATES_SEED_ALLOC', 'FATES_STEM_ALLOC', 'FATES_FROOT_ALLOC',
 'FATES_CROOT_ALLOC', 'FATES_STORE_ALLOC','FATES_LITTER_IN_EL','FATES_LITTER_OUT_EL',
-'FATES_LEAFN','FATES_LEAFP','FATES_FROOTN','FATES_FROOTP','FATES_NH4UPTAKE',
-'FATES_NO3UPTAKE','FATES_NEFFLUX','FATES_PUPTAKE','FATES_PEFFLUX',
 'NET_NMIN','NET_PMIN','LITR1P_vr','LITR1C_vr','LITR1N_vr','SOLUTIONP',
-'SMIN_NO3','SMIN_NH4','TOTSOMN','TOTSOMP'
\ No newline at end of file
+'SMIN_NO3','SMIN_NH4','TOTSOMN','TOTSOMP',
+'FATES_L2FR','FATES_L2FR_CANOPY_REC_PF','FATES_L2FR_USTORY_REC_PF',
+'FATES_NH4UPTAKE_SZPF','FATES_NO3UPTAKE_SZPF','FATES_NEFFLUX_SZPF'	,
+'FATES_NDEMAND_SZPF','FATES_NFIX_SYM_SZPF','FATES_NH4UPTAKE','FATES_NO3UPTAKE',
+'FATES_NEFFLUX','FATES_NDEMAND','FATES_NFIX_SYM','FATES_STOREN','FATES_STOREN_TF',
+'FATES_VEGN','FATES_SAPWOODN','FATES_LEAFN','FATES_FROOTN','FATES_REPRON','FATES_VEGN_SZPF',
+'FATES_LEAFN_SZPF','FATES_FROOTN_SZPF','FATES_SAPWOODN_SZPF','FATES_STOREN_SZPF','FATES_STOREN_TF_CANOPY_SZPF',
+'FATES_STOREN_TF_USTORY_SZPF','FATES_REPRON_SZPF','FATES_STOREP','FATES_STOREP_TF','FATES_VEGP','FATES_SAPWOODP',
+'FATES_LEAFP','FATES_FROOTP','FATES_REPROP','FATES_PUPTAKE','FATES_PEFFLUX','FATES_PDEMAND',
+'FATES_VEGP_SZPF','FATES_LEAFP_SZPF','FATES_FROOTP_SZPF','FATES_SAPWOODP_SZPF','FATES_STOREP_SZPF',
+'FATES_STOREP_TF_CANOPY_SZPF','FATES_STOREP_TF_USTORY_SZPF','FATES_REPROP_SZPF','FATES_PUPTAKE_SZPF',
+'FATES_PEFFLUX_SZPF','FATES_PDEMAND_SZPF'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_rd/user_nl_elm b/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_rd/user_nl_elm
index 12ceb2f282e7..0361eb44172c 100644
--- a/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_rd/user_nl_elm
+++ b/components/elm/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/elm/fates_rd/user_nl_elm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_NCOHORTS', 'FATES_TRIMMING', 'FATES_AREA_PLANTS',
 'FATES_FUEL_AMOUNT', 'FATES_LITTER_IN', 'FATES_LITTER_OUT',
 'FATES_SEED_BANK', 'FATES_SEEDS_IN', 'FATES_STOREC', 'FATES_VEGC',
 'FATES_SAPWOODC', 'FATES_LEAFC', 'FATES_FROOTC', 'FATES_REPROC',
-'FATES_CEFFLUX', 'FATES_STRUCTC', 'FATES_NONSTRUCTC', 'FATES_VEGC_ABOVEGROUND',
+'FATES_STRUCTC', 'FATES_NONSTRUCTC', 'FATES_VEGC_ABOVEGROUND',
 'FATES_CANOPY_VEGC', 'FATES_USTORY_VEGC', 'FATES_PRIMARY_PATCHFUSION_ERR',
 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_P2P', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_P2S',
 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_S2S', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_FIRE',
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_NCOHORTS', 'FATES_TRIMMING', 'FATES_AREA_PLANTS',
 'FATES_CBALANCE_ERROR', 'FATES_ERROR_EL', 'FATES_LEAF_ALLOC',
 'FATES_SEED_ALLOC', 'FATES_STEM_ALLOC', 'FATES_FROOT_ALLOC',
 'FATES_CROOT_ALLOC', 'FATES_STORE_ALLOC','FATES_LITTER_IN_EL','FATES_LITTER_OUT_EL',
-'FATES_LEAFN','FATES_LEAFP','FATES_FROOTN','FATES_FROOTP','FATES_NH4UPTAKE',
-'FATES_NO3UPTAKE','FATES_NEFFLUX','FATES_PUPTAKE','FATES_PEFFLUX',
 'NET_NMIN','NET_PMIN','LITR1P_vr','LITR1C_vr','LITR1N_vr','SOLUTIONP',
-'SMIN_NO3','SMIN_NH4','TOTSOMN','TOTSOMP'
\ No newline at end of file
+'SMIN_NO3','SMIN_NH4','TOTSOMN','TOTSOMP',
+'FATES_L2FR','FATES_L2FR_CANOPY_REC_PF','FATES_L2FR_USTORY_REC_PF',
+'FATES_NH4UPTAKE_SZPF','FATES_NO3UPTAKE_SZPF','FATES_NEFFLUX_SZPF'	,
+'FATES_NDEMAND_SZPF','FATES_NFIX_SYM_SZPF','FATES_NH4UPTAKE','FATES_NO3UPTAKE',
+'FATES_NEFFLUX','FATES_NDEMAND','FATES_NFIX_SYM','FATES_STOREN','FATES_STOREN_TF',
+'FATES_VEGN','FATES_SAPWOODN','FATES_LEAFN','FATES_FROOTN','FATES_REPRON','FATES_VEGN_SZPF',
+'FATES_LEAFN_SZPF','FATES_FROOTN_SZPF','FATES_SAPWOODN_SZPF','FATES_STOREN_SZPF','FATES_STOREN_TF_CANOPY_SZPF',
+'FATES_STOREN_TF_USTORY_SZPF','FATES_REPRON_SZPF','FATES_STOREP','FATES_STOREP_TF','FATES_VEGP','FATES_SAPWOODP',
+'FATES_LEAFP','FATES_FROOTP','FATES_REPROP','FATES_PUPTAKE','FATES_PEFFLUX','FATES_PDEMAND',
+'FATES_VEGP_SZPF','FATES_LEAFP_SZPF','FATES_FROOTP_SZPF','FATES_SAPWOODP_SZPF','FATES_STOREP_SZPF',
+'FATES_STOREP_TF_CANOPY_SZPF','FATES_STOREP_TF_USTORY_SZPF','FATES_REPROP_SZPF','FATES_PUPTAKE_SZPF',
+'FATES_PEFFLUX_SZPF','FATES_PDEMAND_SZPF'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/elm/src/external_models/fates b/components/elm/src/external_models/fates
index 67b9211e36b3..e663a6e66851 160000
--- a/components/elm/src/external_models/fates
+++ b/components/elm/src/external_models/fates
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 67b9211e36b3a47fe027ed24826326f4681b5078
+Subproject commit e663a6e66851c65c476e82785ad679a42545f9e1
diff --git a/components/elm/src/main/elmfates_interfaceMod.F90 b/components/elm/src/main/elmfates_interfaceMod.F90
index a19cdbdd97c1..02a55eabd4c5 100644
--- a/components/elm/src/main/elmfates_interfaceMod.F90
+++ b/components/elm/src/main/elmfates_interfaceMod.F90
@@ -915,6 +915,9 @@ subroutine dynamics_driv(this, bounds_clump, top_as_inst,          &
       ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       call fates_hist%flush_hvars(nc,upfreq_in=1)
 
+      ! Frequency 5 is routine that processes FATES history
+      ! on the dynamics (daily) step, but before disturbance
+      call fates_hist%flush_hvars(nc,upfreq_in=5)
 
       ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       ! Part II: Call the FATES model now that input boundary conditions have been
@@ -948,7 +951,8 @@ subroutine dynamics_driv(this, bounds_clump, top_as_inst,          &
       ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       call fates_hist%update_history_dyn( nc,                    &
            this%fates(nc)%nsites, &
-           this%fates(nc)%sites)
+           this%fates(nc)%sites,  &
+           this%fates(nc)%bc_in)
 
       if (masterproc) then
          write(iulog, *) 'FATES dynamics complete'
@@ -1585,7 +1589,8 @@ subroutine restart( this, bounds_proc, ncid, flag, &
                end do
                call fates_hist%update_history_dyn( nc, &
                     this%fates(nc)%nsites,                 &
-                    this%fates(nc)%sites)
+                    this%fates(nc)%sites,  &
+                    this%fates(nc)%bc_in)
 
 
             end if
@@ -1742,7 +1747,8 @@ subroutine init_coldstart(this, canopystate_inst, soilstate_inst, frictionvel_in
            end do
            call fates_hist%update_history_dyn( nc, &
                 this%fates(nc)%nsites,                 &
-                this%fates(nc)%sites)
+                this%fates(nc)%sites,  &
+                this%fates(nc)%bc_in)